Ashley and Brad Show

News; birthdays/events; should big coffee/food chains spend millions to 're-design' their footprint? does it matter to you?; word of the day. News; Ashley's snake sfa; game: word ladder continuation; are we 'social labeling' too much? News; would you pay for someone to help you decorate your home? (or more specifically your porch?); game: Robert Redford film trivia; are you embarassed to make mistakes in public? 65% of Gen Z dread making mistakes in public. News; real life super soft animals; game: song titles with 'oh' in the title; goodbye/fun facts....National Table Shuffleboard Day celebrates a fun game for all ages, played in pubs, game rooms, and other venues. This tradition dates back to Henry VIII of England. Initially, it was a simple game where players slid large coins down a table. Over the years, the game evolved, with players now using pucks to score points on a wooden board which interestingly, can range from nine to 22 feet long and are known for their smooth, flat surface, sometimes with a slight curve for added challenge. To reduce friction, the table is sprinkled with tiny beads of silicone known as shuffleboard cheese. The scoring or point system is already drawn on the board, which gives players the ability to keep count of wins.

News; birthdays/events; would email reminders of what you purchase help you budget better?; word of the day. News; game: trivia potpourri; travel mishaps that turned into good stories (a.i. topic); what makes an amusement park or theme park great in your opinion? News; game: word ladder; a.i. topic: quirky superstitions you follow;  secret family reipes and the stories behind them. News; game: what do these movies have in common?; is there anything you are exceptionally good or bad at?; goodbye/fun facts....National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day. Cinnamon-raisin bread has a long history in the making. Its predecessors include stollen, a German fruit bread with spices and candied fruits, kulich, a tall Easter bread served in the Russian and Slavic regions, and panettone, a tall raisin-filled fruit cake made in Italy. But did essayist and poet Henry David Thoreau create cinnamon raisin bread? He did write about it in his journals...but it is believed that the rumor started by Concord housewives because they were delighted by Thoreau’s antics. The rumor was perpetuated by a 1943 article in the Ladies Home Journal, that deemed the culinary invention as Thoreau’s. This, however, was later disproved by Biographer Walter Harding, who corrected the rumor in the Thoreau Society Bulletin and stated that raisin bread, or plum cake at the time, occurred during the Elizabethan era. If you're going to make your own from scratch...Coating raisins in flour before mixing them into the dough helps keep them evenly distributed.

News; birthdays/events; how would you answer these 'national survey questions'?; word of the day. News; have you taken on 'hard' diy projects?; game: quiz; game: feud. News; Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang speak 2025 edition; how many times do you give a "professional" a chance to make something right?; what makes your willpower go out the window? News; game: calendar trivia; dj walks out of a wedding gig...whose side are you on?;  goodbye/fun facts....International Dot Day encourages people of all ages to harness their creativity. The inspiration behind the event is the 2003 children’s book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. The story behind this book relates the tale of a teacher who challenges one of his students named Vashti (who thinks she cannot draw), to take courage in her abilities. As the story progresses, from a simple dot on a page, the youngster goes on to make her mark. The Dot has now been translated into at least twenty languages around the world and since the book was so well received in its time, a year after its publication, The Dot was adapted into a film that won the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video. There is also a website by the name ‘The Dot Club,’ which serves as a free resource for downloadable material and printouts like an official certificate of participation.

News; birthdays/events; what would your carpool rules be?; word of the day. News; do you have an errand friend or do you prefer to do mundane things on your own?; when you're making your holiday gift budget...how much are you setting aside for yourself?; game: 1 second song game. News; funny behaviors that can come across as 'high maintenance'?; what would you sell to pay off some/all of your debt?; game: band names that have "THE" in their name. News; if you were king/queen for a day...what's something you'd ban (Reddit list); game: band names that have "& THE" in their name;  goodbye/fun facts....National Chocolate Milkshake Day--one of the best treats of all time. The history of milkshakes can be accredited to the development of two key concepts, the electric blender, and malted milk drinks. So to understand the origin of milkshakes, you actually have to look further back to medieval Britain when eggnog came about. Back then it was a hot, milky ale-like drink--It wasn’t until 1885 that somebody had the idea of mixing whiskey, milk, and eggs as an “eggnog type” drink, that milkshakes appeared in history. It originally was a term used for “wholesome drinks” containing chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla syrups. In 1910, Hamilton Beach introduced the Cyclone Drink Mixer and with the invention of the blender, milkshakes began to take their modern, whipped, aerated, and frothy form.  Chocolate milkshakes were popular with the extras dressed in ape costumes during the filming of the original “Planet of the Apes” movie. Their masks didn’t allow them to eat a regular meal.

News; birthdays/events; 9/11 where were you?; word of the day. News; what if your kids doesn't like his/her teacher?; something weird that you (or someone you know) hoards; kids can be brutally honest...has a comment from a kid every caused you to change something in your life? News; battle of the sexes 1; battle of the sexes 2; do you like 'savory' candy? News; school pics...did you have one you loved?? or hated??; game: is Ashley as smart as a 5th grader?; goodbye/fun facts....Libraries Remember Day...A public library is a place of learning where anyone can become a member by paying a small fee. Libraries allow us to access information online, read and discover books, take notes, and form communities that are centered around learning and knowing. In commemoration of the victims of the 9-11 tragedy, Libraries Remember Day celebrates the role public libraries play in the preservation of a free society. Many public libraries across America remain open for the entire 24 hours today. So..renew your library membership and rediscover the joys of visiting a library and spending time among books.